The 16-year-old Tottenham central defender made an enormous impression in U-17 World Cup qualification, and can now be part of a roster that options Tommy Thompson, Desevio Payne, and Lynden Gooch.
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Brian Sciaretta
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March 22, 2015
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TAB RAMOS TODAY unveiled a roster for his first U-20 camp since its profitable qualifying marketing campaign in January and it contained many fascinating surprises and few eyebrow-raising omissions. This is the squad that can tackle Tottenham’s U-21s on Friday and England’s U-20s in Plymouth subsequent Sunday.
GOALKEEPERS: Jeff Caldwell (Virginia; Todd, N.C.), Thomas Olsen (College of San Diego; Las Vegas, Nev.)
DEFENDERS: Cameron Carter-Vickers (Tottenham Hotspur; Westcliff on Sea, England), Conor Donovan (Orlando Metropolis SC; Fuquay-Varina, N.C.), Shaquell Moore (Unattached; Powder Springs, Ga.), Erik Palmer-Brown (Sporting Kansas Metropolis; Lee’s Summit, Mo.), Desevio Payne (Groningen; Greenwood, S.C.), John Requejo (Membership Tijuana; Carpinteria, Calif.).
MIDFIELDERS: Russell Canouse (TSG 1899 Hoffenheim; Lancaster, Pa.), Marco Delgado (Toronto FC; Glendora, Calif.), Lynden Gooch (Sunderland; Santa Cruz, Calif.), Emerson Hyndman (Fulham; Dallas, Texas), Ethan Sonis (SC Freiburg; Coral Springs, Fla.), Joel Sonora (Boca Juniors; Buenos Aires, Argentina).
FORWARDS: Paul Arriola (Membership Tijuana; Chula Vista, Calif.), Bradford Jamieson IV (LA Galaxy; Los Angeles, Calif.), Andrija Novakovich (Studying; Muskego, Wis.), Maki Tall (Purple Star; Washington, D.C.), Tommy Thompson (San Jose Earthquakes; Loomis, Calif.), Dembakwi Yomba (Atlético Madrid; Lithonia, Ga.).
The roster contains many adjustments from the workforce that Ramos dropped at U-20 World Cup qualifying.
First, the workforce welcomes again two regulars in Erik Palmer-Brown and Joel Sonora, each of whom who had been absent from the qualifying roster on account of harm. Palmer-Brown is a powerful contender to begin for the workforce whereas Sonora additionally may very well be a key playmaker.
Desevio Payne is essentially the most important addition to the workforce in his first-ever call-up to a U.S. youth nationwide workforce. Born in South Carolina but additionally holding a Dutch passport, Payne has damaged into the primary workforce at FC Groningen within the Eredivisie.
“Desevio Payne has been doing well in Holland,” Ramos mentioned. “He’s a participant we’ve by no means seen earlier than. He’s a starter now for Groningen within the first division. He’s going to be a brand new participant on this roster. In order gamers pop up over the following couple months, we now have to have a look as a result of who’s in good kind goes to be actually essential for us.
“I’m enthusiastic about bringing Desevio alongside and seeing how he can do,” he later added. “I know he’s excited to come.”
Additionally on the dual-national entrance, Maki Tall is on the roster after having spent a while with youth groups for France and the Ivory Coast. This yr, nonetheless, he has performed little at Lille II or at Purple Star, the place he’s now on mortgage.
NOTABLE OMISSIONS
The Univesity of Virginia’s Jeff Caldwell and the College of San Diego’s Thomas Olsen qualify as shock picks in purpose. Zach Steffen and Ethan Horvath, who’ve been the highest two keepers all cycle, did not make the reduce. Steffen, who simply accomplished a transfer to Freiburg, was heroic in qualifying together with his penalty cease within the playoff towards Guatemala to assist clinch qualifying. Most probably it’s because Ramos desires to see who can be his third keeper whereas permitting Horvath and Steffen to settle with their golf equipment.
Central defender Matt Miazga can be an essential participant who shouldn’t be right here however with accidents to the Purple Bulls protection, he’s doubtless wanted at his membership. The case might be much like Zach Pfeffer who’s now incomes common minutes for the Philadelphia Union.
Junior Flores is one other very shocking omission since he earned some essential minutes throughout qualifying and has been a daily call-up since touchdown at Borussia Dortmund final yr. With the return of Joel Sonora from harm, nonetheless, Flores has extra competitors within the midfield.
Lastly, Ben Spencer is one other shocking omission given his elevated position throughout qualifying when the workforce switched to a 4-4-2 formation and went undefeated.
RAMOS WILL PICK HIS TOP TEAM
On Sunday Ramos introduced that he’ll get his greatest gamers for the World Cup even when the gamers are within the full nationwide workforce pool. This resolved the excellent problem as to the place gamers like Rubio Rubin and Emerson Hyndman would play this summer season because the U-20 World Cup and Gold Cup are each happening. Even with Rubin listed on the roster for the senior workforce, Ramos made it clear he can be a U-20 World Cup participant for the U.S.
“The plan is to mix and match players for the upcoming camps, but we do know that going into the summer, the U-20 World Cup becomes a priority,” Ramos mentioned. “So going into June, the U-20 eligible players—even if they were to be called to the senior team—Jurgen has assured me that the U-20 World Cup is a priority until that’s over. From then on we’ll be moving players to the 23s and to the senior team.”
Ramos didn’t deal with the scenario with Arsenal’s Gedion Zelalem, who’s awaiting clearance from FIFA to play for america.
U-20 OUTLOOK
General Ramos must be happy together with his roster given the return of some injured gamers and the truth that extra gamers are beginning to see first-team minutes. The central protection tandem of Palmer-Brown and Cameron Carter-Vickers is among the most promising in current U-20 historical past.
Additionally, Hyndman will make his return after lacking a lot of the previous two months with a damaged collarbone and Andrija Novakovich is again with the squad after making his Championship debut final week.
Brian Sciaretta is an American Soccer Now columnist and an ASN 100 panelist. Observe him on Twitter.
